Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?), ca. 1353–1336

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Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?), New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 , From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, H. × l. 47 × d. cm (9 × 18 1/2 × 1 in.), This fragment is from a scene showing a royal woman undergoing a ritual of purification. The zigzag lines represent water being poured over her head from a jar held by the small hand at the upper left of the relief

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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